CVE-2023-52868

thermal: core: prevent potential string overflow

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 03:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal: core: prevent potential string overflow The dev->id value comes from ida_alloc() so it's a number between zero and INT_MAX. If it's too high then these sprintf()s will overflow.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.25 ≤ v < 4.14.3302.6.25 ≤ v < 4.19.2992.6.25 ≤ v < 5.10.2012.6.25 ≤ v < 5.15.1392.6.25 ≤ v < 5.4.2612.6.25 ≤ v < 6.1.632.6.25 ≤ v < 6.5.122.6.25 ≤ v < 6.6.22.6.25 ≤ v < 6.74.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2994.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2615.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1395.16 ≤ v < 6.1.635.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2016.2 ≤ v < 6.5.126.6 ≤ v < 6.6.22.6.25203d3d4aa482339b4816f131f713e1b8ee37f6dd
Vendor states this is fixed in 0f6b3be28c4d62ef6498133959c72266629bea97 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3091ab943dfc7b2578599b0fe203350286fab5bb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3a8f4e58e1ee707b4f46a1000b40b86ea3dd509c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3f795fb35c2d8a637efe76b4518216c9319b998c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ad1bf47fbe5750c4d5d8e41337665e193e2c521 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77ff34a56b695e228e6daf30ee30be747973d6e8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b55f0a9f865be75ca1019aad331f3225f7b50ce8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c99626092efca3061b387043d4a7399bf75fbdd5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in edbd6bbe40ac524a8f2273ffacc53edf14f3c686 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.25 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.330 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.299 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.201 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.139 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.63 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f6b3be28c4d62ef6498133959c72266629bea97
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3091ab943dfc7b2578599b0fe203350286fab5bb
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8f4e58e1ee707b4f46a1000b40b86ea3dd509c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f795fb35c2d8a637efe76b4518216c9319b998c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad1bf47fbe5750c4d5d8e41337665e193e2c521
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ff34a56b695e228e6daf30ee30be747973d6e8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b55f0a9f865be75ca1019aad331f3225f7b50ce8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c99626092efca3061b387043d4a7399bf75fbdd5

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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